Netanyahu backed out of Sharm meeting due to Turkish protest, Abbas’s presence — source to ToI

By Lazar Berman

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14 October 2025, 8:04 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US President Donald Trump (C) and other world leaders pose for a group photograph at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed out of the Sharm El-Sheikh summit yesterday after accepting an invitation for two reasons, a source familiar with the details tells The Times of Israel.

“Turkey’s protest definitely had an effect on Netanyahu not attending the summit,” says the source.

“In addition, the fact that [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas was invited, the chance of coming close to him is something Netanyahu wanted to stay clear of.”